The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-19
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

Fourteen new members have Joined the
Tnrnverein.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
20 were for drunkenness.
Close time for Holsters is over, but this de-
licions fish is very scarce.
About sixty people from Freeport made an
excursion to Portland Saturday.
The steamers carried large crowds on their
various Sunday excursions yesterday. -
Yesterday was bright day with clear
skies, and a warmer temperature than on
Saturday.
The Argonauts VIII give the Cumberland
aud Orig 4el1dDs field day at the islands
2 this week
Another large meteor is reported to have
passed over the city at about 9 o'clock Sat-
urday night.
There were 400 scholars in attendance at
the High School last year. the largest num-
Der for many years.
Miss Alice M. Gould reopens her studio at
5671 Congress street for classes in painting
and French today.
The exports for the week ending Saturday,
Sept II, were valued at $41, 245 and included
2,55O6O5 feet of lumber.
A very fine night blooming cereus attract
ed much attention at w. r. Franks office,
is Quincy street, Saturday night.
There were 757 hogsheads, 1852 bags and 16
tierces of sugar, 354 tons of coal and 40 tons
Of grindstones imported last week
Abraham Davis, of Camden, lent strang-
er in Portland, $32 on bogus bond Satur-
day. The stranger cannot be found
A horse belonging to King g. Dexter, slip
ped ON Congress street Saturday, and falling
broke a shaft and badly wrecked the har-
ness
Ancient Brothers Lodge will observe Odd
Fellows Memorial Day in three weeks. Rev.
Marion Crosley has been invited to deliver
the address.
The house of Jesse Babbidge, in Falmouth,
on the road to Blackstrap, was burned dur
ing Friday night. The loss was $1,000, with
no insurance.
The annual meeting of the Maine Woman's
Suffrage Association will be held in Recep-
tion Hall, City Building, on Monday even
ing, Sept. 26th.
1t has not been decided yet whether any
of our steamers viii take part in the Fire
mems Muster at Brunswick this coming
Thursday or not.
st. Dominic's parish will hold their fair
for the new church in November. The new
church will face Gray street, and be nearly
as large as the Cathedral.
A young man named Crawford, from
Brunswick, was robbed on the Boston boat,
Wednesday night, of new suit Of clothes,
a watch and chain and $50 in money.
The Young Mems Liberal Association
which meets in Science Hall, at the corner of
Congress and Temple streets, had a largely
attended meeting yesterday afternoon, Of an
intelligent class of ladies and gentlemen.
Mr.. Harvey Freeman, Jr., was assaulted
by stranger because he would not stand
trust, Friday night, apd Mr.. Freeman hand
ed him over to the police. The man got $40
and costs from Judge Gould Saturday.
A meeting of the Yourg Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union will be held to-day
at the headquarters, 511 Exchange ST., at
D. M All interested in the work of temper
ance among the young people are invited.
Charles Paine's, the printer, No. lis Ex-
change street. new fire alarm cards will be
just the thing for the pocket, while he has
also ldTRt Ou6o lOI Iilt OHlCC
counting room. They will be distributed
free.
There has been good deal of beer seized
by the police lately. Yesterday morning
officers Sylvester and Eaton made large
seizure from the cars; officers Warren and
Bracket seized 81 bottles of lager from Mrs.
Finch, and barrels of beer were got from
Mrs. Flallerty
Messrs. league & Bennett, the wharf and
bridge contractors, have the piles ready and
will at once begin work on wharf at the
southerly end of Mackey's Island. They
will also build wooden bridge, 16 feet wide
by 1900 feet long, from the Falmouth end of
Martins Point bridge to the same island.